"We've got ears" Edward said seriously, and immediately everyone shut up. He turned around to look at the trees; standing in front of me protectively. I looked in the direction he was looking, and right away I saw the black figure in the tree.

"Jake, hand me Nessie" I said seriously, wanting to make sure my daughter was safe.

He did as I asked, and sunk into place at the edge of the group; everybody had moved closer together, and I could see jasper and Emmett mirroring Edward's stance. Only Carlisle stayed put, hand in hand with Esme.

The black figure jumped down from the tree with such finesse, he had to be immortal. He walked arrogantly up to us faster than any human could, his face was much more confident than he should have been. He was majorly outnumbered; maybe he thought we were still human, but he had to have been the vampire Carlisle was talking about!

"What are you?" The man said. Well, I say man; he didn't look any older than Emmett. "And what's with the creepy eyes?"

"I'm Carlisle, and this is my family." Carlisle said calmly "Alice and Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie, Bella, Edward and Renesmee" he gestured to each little group "And finally my wife Esme. And who, may I ask, are you?"

"His name is Damon" Edward ground out. I looked at him, and saw his face was furious "And yes Carlisle, he is what we were looking for"

"What is it" I murmured, placing my hand against his chest, feeling the taught muscles that were covered with the silky smooth fabric of his designer shirt.

He shook his head slightly, warning me not to press the matter.

"How did you know my name?" Damon demanded cautiously. Suddenly another figure that looked remarkably like Damon, but younger and with lighter hair appeared out of nowhere. As soon as he saw us he tensed up "Relax brother" Damon told him.

So there were two of them?! Interesting…

"We have our ways" my breathtakingly beautiful husband told him, just as the sun broke through the clouds.

As I gazed at my husband, I think about my human life, about how I was so willing to string along my life, just to get my fill of Edward.

His skin sparkled so brightly, I was momentarily frozen.

I contemplated moving into the shadows, but then I just thought what the hell, they had seen it now; I might as well enjoy the sunlight on my husbands face. There were no humans present…

But then the sun went back behind the grey clouds, and the sparkle was gone.

"Well, it's safe to say you are not human" Damon broke the silence "But seriously, what are you?"

"You first" Edward demanded, not wanting to reveal our secret just yet; he was obviously trawling through their thoughts, trying to see if we could trust them or not.

Damon opened his mouth to protest, but his brother placed his hand on his shoulder, and spoke instead

"Fine" He said warily, as if he hadn't yet decided if what he was doing was the right choice. "But not here"

Xxx

The car pulled up in front of a huge house; the Salvatore mansion.

We all got out, and Alice looked as if she could squeal with excitement at the thought of new friends.

"Come in" Stefan said graciously, opening the door and allowing us inside. It was decorated in old fashioned furniture; but I bet Edward would know exactly when it was from, he was probably alive back then.

He led us into a large room with a high roof. To my left was a small crackling fire with expensive looking antique chairs arranged neatly around it. To my right there was row after row of books, and a little table with a cluster of crystal pouring cylinders filled with various expensive smelling alcoholic drinks.

"Sit" Stefan offered, gesturing to the chairs

We all remained standing, nobody trusted each other enough to relax; besides, standing was relaxing.

"Momma?" Nessie whispered into my ear, pressing her hand to my neck, images of our worried faces flooding my head. She was worried about why everyone else was worried.

"It's okay" I told her gently, looking into her chocolate brown eyes, my eyes, reassuringly.

I heard someone shuffling about upstairs, and then I heard them come down the stairs at vampire speed.

"Stefan, what's going on?" a pretty brown haired girl stood in the doorway "Who are these people?"

Stefan sped across the room and wrapped his arm around her waist. Much like the way Edward did to me

"it's okay Elena" he said comfortingly to the brunette

Carlisle cleared his throat politely

"Back to the matter at hand, you were going to tell us what you where. Though of course, I have my own ideas…" he trailed off, apparently lost in thought for a moment.

"Oh yeah?" Damon said mockingly; never believing for a second that anybody could know what he was. "Give it your best shot"

He winked at me, I guess he was trying to be seductive, but I thought it looked more silly than sexy.

"Vampire" Edward spat out, grinding his teeth together in fury; something was really annoying him, and I couldn't think what. The only thing I could think of was that someone was thinking something that Edward didn't like. I wondered what they could possibly be thinking to make Edward get that upset.

Nessie hid behind my hair, she didn't like these strangers; they were making her family act funny.

Damon looked shocked for a moment, before covering it up with an arrogant smirk.

"And how would you know that?" he said, although he looked slightly wary

"We are too" Emmett said "But not in the way you are"

Stefan and Damon looked confused

"What he means is that we're a different type of vampire, an older type." Carlisle explained, his eyes wide with excitement. He loved gaining new knowledge, it reminded me of his expression when I had just woken up from the horrendous fire that had raged through my veins. "We originate from somewhere in Romania, whereas you originate from France. I had dismissed your kind as myths, but yet here you are, standing in front of us" Carlisle trailed off in wonder

"We don't mean you any harm" Esme said quietly, taking in their slightly wary expressions; Stefan was stood in front of Elena, guarding her with his body.

"No" Damon said slowly "There are humans here, I can hear heartbeats" he seemed more sure of himself

"That will be Renesmee" Jasper spoke up for the first time; he was always more wary of new people, mainly because of his experiences in the south.

"And Jake" I added, not wanting to leave out my best friend

"Ah, so she speaks" Damon said, winking again. I pull a disgusted face, who does he think he is?

"You brought humans here?" Stefan demanded, shielding Elena even more "When you knew what we are?"

"Nessie's not human" I told him indignantly "Nor is Jake" though I'm sure they wouldn't like what Jake was, no vampire I've ever come across has ever got on with the wolves, aside from the Cullens, but even they didn't like them at first….even now, it's more of a tolerance than a friendship.

"Then what is she?" Stefan said, confusion clouding his features

"My daughter" I told him simply "Half vampire, half human"

"My wife here carried and gave birth to our daughter while she was still human. It took everything I had to get enough venom into her to change." He explained to a stunned Stefan, but he aimed the word 'wife' at Damon.

"She's cute" Elena said kindly, but she hadn't yet seen her full, Nessie was still hiding behind my hair.

"Thank you" Nessie said, her voice muffled by my hair.

"Your welcome" Said a slightly stunned Elena.

"So who's this 'Jake' guy?" Damon asked, smiling a crooked smile.

"You worst nightmare, leech" Jake said in distaste, he looked very uncomfortable in the presence of so many vampires

"Oh no Jake" Damon laughed arrogantly "I think you'll find i'm your worst nightmare"

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jake begin to shake with fury; his temper was always short, but since he started transforming, it had become even worse.

"Calm down Dog" Rosalie spat; she and Jake still hadn't reached an understanding, and I don't think they ever will.

"Dog?" Stefan half said, half asked

"He's a werewolf" Emmett said, chuckling at their reaction; Damon looked shocked, but Stefan had backed out of the room, still shielding Elena

"A shape shifter actually, and his shape happened to be a wolf" Edward corrected, apparently enjoying Damon's reaction as much as Emmett "He can transform anytime"

"Oh fun" Damon said sarcastically "Just what we need"

Everyone laughed a stiff, uncomfortable laugh, nobody quite trusting the other.